Liu Longzhu(2nd, L), vice-chairman of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Muiz Banire(2nd, R), commissioner of Environment of Lagos State, sign the Memorandum of Understanding on the sistership between the two cities in Lagos, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2008. Chongqing Municipality in southwest China fostered sistership with Lagos State, the economic hub in Nigeria on Thursday.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    LAGOS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chongqing Municipality in southwest China fostered sistership with Lagos State, the economic hub in Nigeria, on Thursday.

    At a ceremony held in Lagos, Liu Longzhu, vice-chairman of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Muiz Banire, commissioner of Environment of Lagos State, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the sistership between the two cities.

    Liu Longzhu said the sistership set up between Chongqing, one of China's largest cities, and Lagos State, will further promoted the friendship between the Chinese and Nigerian peoples and facilitate exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in economy, trade, science and technology, culture and education.

    Banire said it is a great horror for Lagos to become sister state with Chongqing and Lagos is expecting more Chinese investors from Chongqing to Lagos.

    On the same occasion, China Chongqing Construction Group signed an agreement with Lagos State Government to set up an industrial park focusing on motocyle assembling and manufacturing and other light industry products.

    Guo Kun, consul-general of China to Lagos, attended the signing ceremony.